Politics

Jeb Bush's comments on immigration are featured in a new attack ad from Democratic SuperPAC Priorities Action USA.

Democratic Group Fires A Warning Shot With Immigration Attack Ad

8:22pm August 27, 2015

by Peter Overby

SuperPAC Priorities USA Action released a digital ad blasting Republican candidates for their heated rhetoric on immigration. It's a small campaign for now, but it sends a clear message.

North Dakota Legalizes Armed Police Drones

7:46pm August 27, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Law enforcement agencies in North Dakota are now allowed to operate drones armed with "less than lethal" weapons.

Sen. Ted Cruz prays before the start of his Religious Liberty Rally last weekend in Des Moines, Iowa. The event was part of Cruz's push to energize evangelical voters.

Ted Cruz Rallies Evangelicals In Campaign To Defund Planned Parenthood

6:51pm August 27, 2015

by Don Gonyea

Religious voters are a key for Republicans running for president. One candidate — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz — is making a bold play for them, promising to campaign on defunding Planned Parenthood.

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Margaret Sanger appears before a Senate committee for federal birth-control legislation in Washington, D.C., on March 1, 1934, arguing that federal courts be given the right to discuss contraceptive methods with their patients.

National Portrait Gallery Won't Remove Bust Of Planned Parenthood Founder

5:00pm August 27, 2015

by Lauren Hodges

Conservative groups want the gallery to take down the bust of Margaret Sanger, who they say was racist because of her support for eugenics.

Ill. Gov. Removes Medicaid Coverage From Heroin Treatment Bill

3:52pm August 27, 2015

by David Schaper

Gov. Bruce Rauner acknowledges his state is dealing with a serious heroin addiction crisis, but he is stripping a key provision from a measure aimed at tackling the problem.

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German Publication Criticizes Attacks On Migrant Shelters In Germany

2:20pm August 27, 2015

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Julian Reichelt, editor-in-chief of the online publication, Bild, regarding his op/ed piece in which he condemns recent violence against refugees in Saxony.

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Politics & Government

The Strange History Of Betting On Elections: It Wasn't Just About Money

2:10pm August 27, 2015

by Keith Romer

It wasn't always illegal to bet on presidential elections. Before polling, the practice used to be so commonplace that it actually increased public engagement with elections.

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Univision Anchor Jorge Ramos Removed From Trump Press Conference

1:58pm August 27, 2015

by David Folkenflik

Donald Trump's "blunt talk" on immigration has brought him head-to-head with Spanish-language media. Univision anchor Jorge Ramos was physically removed from a Trump press conference Tuesday.

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Anti-abortion activists demonstrate near a Planned Parenthood clinic in Philadelphia in late July.

Planned Parenthood Fights Back

1:37pm August 27, 2015

by Amita Kelly

In a new report sent to Congress, the organization says controversial videos alleging the sale of fetal tissue are "heavily edited" to "significantly distort" actual events and conversations.

Mitt Romney peers over the podium at guests being pointed out by his wife, Ann, during an event at which Donald Trump endorsed Romney in 2012.

#TBT: For Trump And Romney, What Happened In Vegas, Stayed In Vegas

9:03am August 27, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

Way back in 2012, Donald Trump and Mitt Romney were pals. Romney had Trump's endorsement. But now, to Trump, Romney "choked." And Trump is vowing not to "fail" like he did.